True the boards are a bit slow these daysBut you can always find some good conversations anywhere on them.It just might take a bit before someone replies is all.Right now the most frequented of them seems to be in the "Talk" forums.It's more like a light conversation though."Manwe" is busy, too, but that can get into some heavy discussions.Books and Movies are still active, just not like "Talk" and "Manwe"

If you follow the link in my signature,You will come across the TVM.It's in Talk and just a fun place to visit.We'd love to have you drop by.

Now that I have greater freedom these days to come andgo about the realm that is TORC, I leave this behind:

Allow your feet to find a paththat takes you to a brand new door;do not rein in your appetitefor Bardic beers...there's always more!The folk who often visit hereknow where the ebb and flow of life,so bring your harp and come and singand bring your flagon, plate, and knife!

Hi! I recently rewatched the trilogy for the first time in forever and it's prompted me to read stuff such as the Silmarillion. This seemed like a good place to talk about all things Tolkien related so yeah, here I am! Nice to meet everyone!

Hi all. I'm re-reading LOTR at the moment; I don't know how many times I've read it, over the last 40 years, but I've worn out a couple of paperback editions, and now I have the 50th Anniversary Edition, a hardback box set, which includes a "Reader's Companion." The Companion is quite interesting, but I don't always agree with the comments - I keep writing margin notes in it!

I'm not a fan of the Jackson films. I thought the casting was mainly good, and they are visually stunning, but PJ took too many liberties with the plot for my liking. I accept that anyone dramatising the books will have to edit, because there is just too much in the books to use it all. But I can't see any justification for inserting new material which Tolkien never wrote. As dramatisations go, I prefer the BBC Radio version from the 1980's. I felt that that stayed closer to the spirit of the original.

I just want to stop by and tell you what wonderful work you are doing here! Thank you.I've been an avid fan of Lord of the Rings (books and films) for a looooong time (so much so that I lived in New Zealand for the past 5 years) but I've never gotten around to come on the board here and actually post anything.

But now I'm hoping I will find some more time to read through everything (ok, maybe not everything) here and find some like minded people.

Hey Barfrau welcome to this site. If you have any questions then you can probably either go to the adoption forum which I think is still active or you can just ask some of the more experienced posters here. Also I'll answer any questions I can. Welcome to Torc.